How to Accept a Compliment Without Deflecting It
Before the compliment has fully landed, you answer, "It was nothing." Your partner says you look good. A friend praises something you made, and you immediately list the parts that went wrong.
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Before the compliment has fully landed, you answer, "It was nothing." Your partner says you look good.
A friend praises something you made, and you immediately list the parts that went wrong.
— Someone tells you that you handled a difficult meeting well.
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Before the compliment has fully landed, you answer, "It was nothing." Your partner says you look good. A friend praises something you made, and you immediately list the parts that went wrong. — Someone tells you that you handled a difficult meeting well.
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— Someone tells you that you handled a difficult meeting well. You point out that the lighting is flattering.
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